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How to pronounce madras in English?

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Synonyms chennai
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Synonyms tamil nadu
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Type of material, cloth, fabric, textile

Examples of madras

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My favourite was the chicken jalfrezi, while my wife's was the hot beef madras.
From the gazettelive.co.uk
This past summer it was all about long shorts, madras plaids, and baby-doll tops.
From the forbes.com
Madras was the capital of the Madras Presidency, also called Madras Province.
From the en.wikipedia.org
They have no trouble spotting him, thanks to his trademark red-and-blue madras top.
From the world.time.com
The store also sells UD madras shorts, flannel bottoms and tie-dyed shirts.
From the delawareonline.com
Madras jackets and Bermuda shorts now sport divers hues unknown in Madras.
From the time.com
When they first met, he showed up dressed in madras shorts, with a pin-striped shirt.
From the sacbee.com
The kind of place where people hang out in flip-flops and madras shorts.
From the latimes.com
Madras curry, a curry cake swirled with berry jam and topped with goat cheese frosting?
From the washingtonpost.com
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  • Tamil Nadu: a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras
  • A light patterned cotton cloth
  • Chennai (Tamil), formerly known as Madras (Tamil: AKA), is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the fifth most populous city in India. ...
  • A cocktail is a mixed drink typically made with a distilled beverage (such as gin, vodka, whiskey, tequila, or rum) that is mixed with other ingredients. If beer is one of the ingredients, the drink is called a beer cocktail.
  • Madras is a lightweight cotton fabric with typically patterned texture and plaid design, used primarily for summer clothing such as pants, shorts, dresses, and jackets. The fabric takes its name from the former name of the city of Chennai in India.
  • The Madras, also called the Jip or Jupe, is the national dress of the country of Saint Lucia. A traditional five piece costume it was originally derived from the Wob Dwyiet (or Wobe Dwiette), a grand robe worn by the earlier French settlers, and this garment is also recognised as a national ...
  • Madras curry or Madras sauce is a fairly hot curry sauce, red in colour and with heavy use of chilli powder. It originates in the south of India and gets its name from the city of Madras now known as Chennai.
  • Former name of Chennai, the state capital of Tamil Nadu, India; a style of curry dish purported to originate from the Madras region
  • A brightly colored cotton fabric with a checked or striped pattern